Former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya has told Kenyans to be wary of President Ruto’s overtues as they are a pointer that he wants to be president for life.

Speaking at a rally in Likoni, Oparanya accused the president of constituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries commision (IEBC) in a unilateral manner.

“Ruto has taken the IEBC selection panel and populated it with his people, now he wants to create another seven chebukatis so that they help him rule for life” Said the former governor.

Three institutions have nominated four persons to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel in readiness for a formal appointment expected next week.

The Political Parties Liaison Committee that brings together over 80 political parties has settled on its Chairman James Misati, who hails from the Progressive Party of Kenya.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has picked advocate Benson Ngugi Njeri of Igeria and Ngugi advocates.

The Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK) has elected two representatives from the Christian and Muslim community. The two are Reverend Nelson Makanda, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Society of Kenya, and Fatuma Saman of the National Muslim Leaders Forum.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is expected to submit one name to the panel, while the Parliamentary Service Commission is expected to pick two nominees.

Given that parliament is supposed to nominate two people with one coming from the majority and another from minority, Azimio have not nominated their representative as they distance themselves from the process which they believe is out to create a Ruto friendly IEBC